yet again I am tempted to ask someone where they get their news. In my world it is far from demonstrated that Wilson got everything wrong. In fact, it really seems to me that you are buying into a lot of well, since you mention the term, hysterical name-calling. Who is making ad hominem attacks in this picture? That's usually the side that can't win the argument on the facts.
Personally, I don't think the recommendation from his wife is a problem. If she were really trying for a boondoggle, you'd think she would have tried for Tahiti or at least Dubai. It may well be that they originally met because they were both were representing the United States in the same part of the world. It's another example of the current administration trying to delegate responsibility. Perhaps his wife recommended him, but the recommendation was accepted. Also, in my world, the fact that someone is likely to receive a light sentence and perhaps ultimately to be pardoned does not mean that they did nothing wrong. I will agree that in the larger scheme of things (thousands dead over a knowing misrepresentation) the outing of Valerie Plame is rather minor. However it is no less outrageous for all of that, and is merely a small-scale symptom of the same disease -- cynical contempt for those who serve this country. Dana >Rove confirmed what Novak already knew in an effort to highlight the ethical >breach by Wilson in his claims to be a disinterested "outsider", which he >clearly was not. When he was sent was irrelevant. He was recommended by his >wife! At my company, a relationship like this is almost an automatic >disqualifier for doing business with someone (as a vendor/consultant), and >if it were allowed it would have to be approved at a minimum by the CFO of >the company. Those are standard ethical guidelines which apparently the CIA >feels no obligation to follow. > >Not only did Rove confirm her occupation, the spokeman at the CIA confirmed >it! I guess she wasn't undercover after all. > >I laugh at Wilson's credentials, since it turns out that Wilson got almost >everything wrong in his report (and his piece in the NY Times). > >As for Libby, it is clear now that the only reason he is being prosecuted is >that he lied to the Feds. I think it is a near certainty that nothing bad >happens to him. Maybe a slap on the wrist. If his case is still pending in >January 2008, I would not be at all surprised to see a Bush pardon for him. > >The bottom line in this story is that the hysterics on the part of liberals >and the MSM about the damage to national security and intelligence from her >"outing" is a load of BS. Another fevered conspiracy theory from the >tin-foil hat club. > >On 7/11/06, Gruss wrote: > > >-- >--------------- >Robert Munn >www.funkymojo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/message.cfm/forumid:5/messageid:211027 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
